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Tarun Anand, KPMG’s Blockchain and Digital Asset Consultant, said stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization and decentralized physical infrastructure networks will be the key cryptocurrency narratives to watch out for in the next few years. What Happened: In an exclusive chat with Benzinga...

The shopping habits of Generation Z in the Asia-Pacific region are being significantly influenced by TikTok and social media influencers, a KPMG report has revealed. What Happened: The study, which surveyed 7,000 consumers across 14 markets, including China, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the...

Crypto Aid Israel, a collective of influential figures in the crypto industry, on Thursday, announced raising over $185,000 to aid Israelis affected in the region's conflict with Hamas. The funds were distributed to various NGOs, aiming to provide immediate relief to those most in...

A lot of people's net worth has continued to climb since the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by stock market gains and an increase in property values. That may be why the rich grew their net worth the most. What To Know: On Tuesday, KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk shared a chart...

Once dubbed the energy-consuming giant of the digital world, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has been at the center of numerous debates. But as a new report from KPMG suggests, there's more to the story than meets the eye. The cryptocurrency, often criticized for its energy consumption, might just...

Cryptocurrency companies have been publishing audits, or so-called proof-of-reserve reports, to gain investor confidence on the heels of the FTX collapse. But the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says investors should take those reports with a grain of salt. “Investors should not...

Accounting company KPMG believes that a decline in cryptocurrency investment will continue for the rest of the year after it fell to $14.2 billion in the first half of 2022 from a record $32.1 billion in the previous half. In a study titled "Pulse of Fintech H1'22," KPMG said that out...

New research from KPMG finds that crypto firms will be forced to cut their valuations in order to stay afloat in 2022.  What Happened: Alexandre Stachtchenko, KPMG’s head of blockchain and crypto assets, said in a recent report, “Looking ahead, we are going to...

The multinational company KPMG, part of the main group of internationally-expanded enterprises offering audit, assurance, taxation, management consulting, actuarial, corporate finance and legal services, has just issued a special report directed to big pharma companies regarding psychedelics for...

One of the most exciting non-fungible token collections came into the spotlight this week with a handful of news items. What Happened: World of Women was highlighted this week with three news items that could increase the brand awareness and value of the 10,000 piece collection....

Multiverse, a U.K.-based ed-tech company, on Jan. 19 formally announced the closure of a $44 million Series B round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Google Ventures, Audacious Ventures, Latitude, SemperVirens, Index Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As part of the...

CannTrust Holdings Inc (NYSE: CTST) announced this week that Health Canada is investigating compliance violations at its manufacturing facility in Vaughan, Ontario. The company’s board of directors has initiated an internal investigation to determine the root cause of the problem and...

Challenger banks are continuing to disrupt the competitive landscape in the financial services sector. They are small retail banks that have been set up with the intention of competing for business from large, long-established national banks. In the United Kingdom, challenger banks like Monzo...